The human body is a machine, and whether you keep your body healthy or not is up to you. In general, to keep this machine running properly you must eat good foods and get lots of rest. With winter sports now in season, athletes need to start or continue fueling their bodies properly.
As ...

No matter how late you stay up staring at your notes, or how endlessly you practice those equations, your hard work will never come full circle unless you address every component to make your brain work at its peak. Brain function is put to the test every day at school, so it’s integral that we have...

Dear shy people,
Who are you?
What makes you you? Your dreams, your thoughts, the things that make you happy and the things that make you mad: how would you define yourself other than shy?
Ask yourself this when you think you can’t do the same things as easily as someone else...

It’s near impossible to scroll through Twitter without seeing a photo of a comical pink bendy straw sticking out from a bottle of Clorox or somebody who just failed a test announcing, “LOL I want to die.” Teens have become nearly obsessed with death and suicide.
According to the CDC, suicide is the t...

Michael Brown, an 18 year-old African-American, was murdered by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri the summer of 2014. Tensions ran high in America for the next several months until later that fall, when the grand jury decided to leave Wilson a free man.
The decision gave way to public outcry and, unfortunately, violence in t...

Often, as a white male, I can feel out of place when talking about issues of race — maybe I haven’t suffered enough or survived enough adversity? It feels like it is not my place to say something even if it is in favor of the accused. I want to show support but not overstep my boundaries. But I k...

You’ve recited it every day since you were in elementary school. It’s become so routine that you can hardly even remember the purpose behind it anymore.
I pledge allegiance...
Justice and liberty for all...
It’s all just a jumble of words now. The inconvenience of get...

GMOs. For some Americans, those three letters that simply stand for “Genetically Modified Organisms” are enough to spell out plenty of fears. GMOs cause cancer! GMOs cause allergies! GMOs cause obesity! Ban all GMOs!
In fact, according to a study done by ABC Studios, 52 percent of Americans believe GMOs ...

Last week’s election shocked many Americans when Donald Trump was projected to be the next president of the United States. Almost all polls predicted that Hillary Clinton would win, most likely by a small margin, but still win. It seemed almost unreal that a man with no political experience, sever...

As teenagers, one of the things we most often struggle with is money. Keeping a stable bank account is not easy, and having to maintain grades, a social life, and extracurricular activities certainly does not help with that. But contrary to popular belief, there are effective ways to conserve mon...

In this election, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have primarily focused on turning voters against the opposing side through the use of emotions. Hillary claims Trump is a racist. Trump claims Hillary is a liar with poor judgement. While both have made plenty of immoral decisions and statements, such...